Sullinger signs, and other stuff

Jared Sullinger signed a contract today with agent David Falk, according to a text message from Sullinger's father, Satch.

Sullinger and his family had interviewed prospective representatives this week before deciding on Falk, who is best known for being Michael Jordan's agent during Jordan's NBA career. His current clients include former Ohio State player Evan Turner.

Turner was the No.2 pick in the 2010 NBA draft. Sullinger is a potential top-10 pick in this year's draft, which is June 28 in Newark, N.J.

- It was a quiet week regarding potential transfers. There was no announcement that any current player has been granted a release from his scholarship. But there's plenty of time. Anyone intending to leave still has eight more weeks of classes and finals before spring quarter is complete. Then he can transfer if the academics are in order.

Meanwhile, recruiting never stops:

- Guard Amedeo Della Valle, a senior at Findlay Prep in Henderson, Nev., had his scheduled visit to Michigan this weekend canceled after the Wolverines learned Trey Burke will return for next season and they signed an incoming freshman guard.

The 6-foot-4 Della Valle is hoping to visit Ohio State next week, but he said via text message today that the visit is not yet official. That sounds like the Buckeyes also could cancel his trip if someone better comes along.

- That someone could be Rodney Hood, a 6-foot-8 guard from Meridian, Miss. He announced this week he is leaving Mississippi State after starting 29 games and averaging 10.3 points and 4.8 rebounds as a freshman.

Hood was a former AAU teammate and is a close friend of Ohio State freshman LaQuinton Ross. Hood's father, Ricky, told SportsNet New York that the family is still deciding what schools his son will visit.

- The latest on McDonald's All-American post player Tony Parker of Lithonia, Ga., according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, is more of the same. Parker, who is playing in the Jordan Brand All-American game Saturday night in Charlotte, N.C., said last week he planned to announce next week at his high school. Now he's "considering making return trips to several of his finalists, including Georgia, before rendering his decision," the AJC reports.

Whether Ohio State is among those several finalists remains to be seen. A source said last week that Parker had stopped returning calls from Ohio State coaches.

- Likewise, forward Amile Jefferson of Philadelphia still lists Ohio State among his finalists, but the feeling for weeks has been that he's deciding between North Carolina State and Duke. No telling when his decision will come, either.